COLORADO (KOAA) — Colorado is launching a massive effort to restore wildlife habitat after one of the state's worst wildfire seasons.
More than $265,000 acres burned in 2025, causing significant impacts to critical wildlife habitats along the Western Slope. These include the Lee, Elk and Sowbelly Fires.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has already restored 860 acres at Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area, which is where the Elk Fire burned nearly 15,000 acres in spots affected by the Lee Fire.
CPW says the state's seed warehouse has coordinated more than 341,000 pounds of seed for all restoration projects.
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